Nurses

28 Pages·2013·2.485 MB·English

by  Cecilia Minden,Linda M. Armantrout

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Nurses
by cecilia Minden and linda M. arMantrout
Published by The Child’s World® about the authors
1980 Lookout Drive • Mankato, MN 56003-1705
800-599-READ • www.childsworld.com Dr. Cecilia Minden is a
university professor and reading
Acknowledgments
The Child’s World®: Mary Berendes, Publishing Director
specialist with classroom and
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grades K–12. She earned her
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the University of Virginia.
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John’s School of Nursing in
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Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has
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reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means
had many opportunities to
without written permission from the publisher.
practice nursing skills with
ISBN 9781626870154
LCCN 2013947389 her eight children and nine
Printed in the United States of America grandchildren. Linda and
Mankato, MN
her husband, Glen, live in
December, 2013
PA02191
Louisiana.
Contents
Hello, My Name Is Amber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
I Could Be a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Learn About This Neighborhood Helper! . . . . . . . . . . 6
Who Can Become a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Meet a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Where Can I Learn to Be a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
What Does a Nurse Need to Do the Job? . . . . . . . . . 13
Where Does a Nurse Work? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Who Works with Nurses? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
When Do ER Nurses Help People? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I Want to Be a Nurse! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Why Don’t You Try Being a Nurse? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Learn.More.About.Nurses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
hello, My name
Is amber.
Hello. My name is Amber.
Many people live and work
in my neighborhood. Each of
them helps the neighborhood
in different ways.
I thought of all the
things I like to do. I like
taking care of my friends.
I like to exercise and eat
healthy foods. I like to solve
problems. How could I help
my neighborhood when I
grow up?
If you like helping people, maybe one day it could be your job.
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I Could be a nurse!
When Did This Job Start?
Nurses take care of people who are Nursing as a career began
in the late 1800s. The first
sick. They enjoy helping others. Best
nursing school opened in 1873
of all, nurses make people feel better
in Boston, Massachusetts.
and teach them how to stay healthy!
A good nurse should enjoy helping others.
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Learn about this
neighborhood
helper!
The best way to learn is to
ask questions. Words such
as who, what, where, when,
and why will help me learn
about being a nurse.
Where Can I Learn More?
American Nurses Association
8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400
Silver Spring, MD 20910
National League for Nursing
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY 10006
Asking a nurse questions will help you learn more about the job.
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Who Can become
a nurse?
Boys and girls who are good
at solving problems, excited
about learning, and who
enjoy helping others may
want to become nurses. It is
important for nurses to be
good listeners. They must
pay attention when patients
tell them what is wrong.
Nurses are important to the
neighborhood. They care for
people who are sick. Nurses
also show people things they
can do to stay healthy.
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How Can I Explore
This Job?
Teenagers are sometimes
allowed to help out in
hospitals. This is a great way
to see one kind of work nurses
do! You should also talk to
your nurse the next time you
visit the doctor. Ask her what
she likes best about her job.
It’s important for nurses to have good listening skills.
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